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In April of 2010, ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland disrupted travel plans with widespread flight cancellations in European airports. Now a volcano in Eritrea has erupted spewing an ash cloud over the horn of Africa. The eruption began after a series of earthquakes near the Eritrea-Ethiopian border. Although the Eritrean volcano may disrupt fewer flights than the Iceland volcano, affected travelers include U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Secretary Clinton who was nearby Ethiopia for talks, has cut her visit short because of the possibility of flight complications. The Eritrean volcano last erupted almost a hundred and fifty years ago. Elsewhere in the southern hemisphere, ash spewing out of a Chilean volcano since June 4, wafted across the Pacific to Australia and New Zealand. On Tuesday June 14, 2011, more than 60,000 travelers through airports in Adelaide and Melbourne, Australia as well as Tasmania and New Zealand were stranded because of flight cancellations.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110614/ap_on_bi_ge/as_australia_volcanic_ash
If you are en route to or from Europe your flight may be delayed by a volcanic ash cloud from beneath beneath Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier floating miles above earth that is capable of knocking out jet engines. Many flights in Britain will remain grounded until Friday. France has closed 24 airports. Flights from the U.S. and other African, Asian, and Middle Eastern hubs are on hold. Accuweather expects the ash cloud to remain a threat to air travel until Sunday. Although the cloud brings inconvenience to tens of thousands travelers this week, Europeans are now witnessing some spectacular red and lavender sunsets. Click Here to read more about it.
